Have you ever played a game on your smartphone that will “wake up” that competitive side of yours? – If you haven’t found the proper game for that, try Sumo Smash. This FREE iOS game just wants to know if you can bring your A game on… and make Sumo Sam the ultimate champion. Click...

*** So, here’s the thing, writing reviews for individual Telltale episodes is getting difficult to do. Trying to review these two-hour chunks of an overarching experience as stand-alone products isn’t really helpful or fair to a what Telltale is trying to do. While I won’t be assigning a score or really breaking the game down...

ACE Team is a developer known for creating interesting games which don’t always deliver a well-polished product. Their latest game, Abyss Odyssey, in some ways is a continuation of their creative ambitions outstretching their real-world reach, but in other ways it fails to be as striking as the studio’s previous efforts. Abyss Odyssey is the...

The Fall is another game in the growing list of Kickstarter darlings released in 2014. Set in a future where humanity has become largely reliant on AI assistance in day-to-day life, players assume the role of an AI suit, attempting to save the critically wounded human within them. Landing on a strange planet, players explore...

It’s been an interesting year for Telltale, following the success of The Walking Dead’s first season the company cultivated expectations and expanded. Big titles have been announced in the studio’s future, like Tales from the Borderlands and Game of Thrones, the company has apologized for delays and felt the backlash of unappeased fans. Through all...

Funded with Kickstarter is more than a promise these days, with titles like The Banner Saga, Shadowrun Returns, and Broken Age now available for download at your local Steam client, it is safe to say the effects of the Kickstarter fever, which exploded years ago, are starting to be felt. The latest Kickstarter game to...

There are cliched ways to describe cliche games. A crass way to describe Valiant Hearts: The Great War, the latest title from AAA publisher, Ubisoft, would be to call it a side-scrolling puzzle-adventure based around World War One. At times Valiant Hearts earns such a primitive description, its story can be simple-minded, its mechanics can...

Releasing a new, AAA franchise these days is a bit different than it was five years ago. Franchises which fail to garner success similar to the biggest names in gaming can sink companies and publishers into dire financial circumstances. Releasing a new, AAA franchise under the umbrella of software behemoth Ubisoft is an entirely different...

The shooter genre has gone through fits and starts of change in the last few years. Since the genre was created in the 90’s with games like Wolfenstein leading the charge, shooters have become the critically-dismissed part of mainstream video game culture. The occasional shooter has stood out, breaking the mold of the traditional roller-coaster...

After storming onto the scene with the beloved Bastion, Supergiant Games follows up its debut act with Transistor, an action-RPG which follows the adventures of Red and her talking sword. In the days of 10 minutes trailers and preview gameplay videos, Transistor does something unique in modern day gaming, it surprises you. For a game...